Society

Avenida dos Aliados is the best place to continue celebrating the New Year with the concert by the Portuguese Symphonic Band, directed by Francisco Ferreira, at 4pm today.

Thinking globally and acting locally, Porto has reduced its greenhouse gas emissions by 30,5 % between 2004 and 2017, according to the AdEPorto - Porto Energy Agency. This result is achieved largely due to emissions reductions in buildings and the electricity usage patterns, with renewable energy in place.

Not only Porto has been elected European Best Destination three times, but it also lays claim to one of Europe's most beautiful river bridges, Luís I bridge, designed by the engineer Théophile Seyrig (a disciple of Eiffel of the Eiffel tower), which was inaugurated in 1886 and comprises 2 overlapping iron decks.

This retrospective shows the films that Wenders directed between 1972 and 2016, many in restored copies by the director. It runs at Campo Alegre theatre, from 19th December until 8 January 2020.

Ryanair to operate the Porto-Grenoble route, starting 30 March 2020, with two direct weekly flights, announced the low cost airliner.

The festive season is prone to conviviality and esteemed moments, with family and friends or just by oneself. One of such moments can very well be a visit to Porto Custom's exhibition "Tête à Tête, Portraits", by Henri Cartier-Bresson.

From the moment Murray Bell entered Porto City Hall, it was clear that Porto is going to be a part of Semi Permanent legacy. His attitude spoke volumes about the project he initiated some twenty years ago. Murray's conversation was peppered with mentions of his starting the Semi Permanent project and he shared with us that" it is really an easy choice for us to say that Semi Permanent could find its home for Europe and Portugal in Porto.

The first flight operated by easyJet and connecting Porto and Montpellier took off on 14th December. This bet by the low cost British airliner in Portugal is part of the company's business strategy, as announced by the airliner this summer.

CIBIO-Centre for Research in Biodiversity and Genetic Resources of the U. Porto researcher, Rita Covas, was awarded a 2 million euros Consolidator Grant. Scientific excellence is the sole criterion on the basis of which European Research Council (ERC) grants are awarded.

"By the Grace of God" (Grâce à Dieu, in the original French) is on screen at Campo Alegre, daily at 6.30pm and at 10pm. On Sundays, also at 3.30pm.